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Chief Constable Jamie Graham says, "bring it on!"

The outspoken Chief of the Vancouver Police Department in beautiful British Columbia, Canada has long been a Mopar nut. In fact, in the days when he sported lamb-chop sideburns, a full head of hair and bellbottom Wayfarers, he owned a 1969 Dodge Super Bee. In the hedonistic 70s, the Chief also wore the red serge of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) - check out "Due South" reruns to see what I mean.

As a patrol cop amidst the roughneck loggers and oil riggers of western Canada, the Chief spent plenty of time behind the wheel of various Chrysler police

In his days on the police force, Chief Constable Jamie Graham has spent plenty of time behind the wheel of various Chrysler police products. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, American Auto Press)

With the demise of many full-size rear-drive sedans, police departments have been left with little to fulfill their patrol-car needs. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, American Auto Press)

To the domestic auto manufacturers, the police market in North America is huge, both in numbers and cachet. With the demise of many full-size rear-drive sedans, police departments have been left with little to fulfill their patrol-car needs other than Fords long-running Crown Victoria. DaimlerChrysler

For 2006, Dodge intends to see its Magnum wearing the red and blue lights of law enforcement. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, American Auto Press)

For 2006, Dodge intends to see its Magnum wearing the red and blue lights of law enforcement. With that admirable goal in sight, the boys at DaimlerChrysler sent a spit-polished HEMI-powered Magnum to Jamie Graham for his chiefly inspection and critique. Needless to say, with Super Bee flashbacks and Mopar dreams, the Chief gladly accepted the assignment

The HEMI engine of the 2006 Dodge Magnum Police Special packs 340 horsepower. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, American Auto Press)

"With rear-wheel drive and HEMI power at the pavement, the Dodge Magnum police unit will provide the optimum performance option," said Ray Fisher, Vice President - Fleet and Remarketing for DC. "Dodge dominated the police car business throughout the 1960s, 70s and early 80s, and were proud to continue our police car heritage with even more performance technology."

If Fisher is right, the radical Magnum may just change the way the policing community thinks. Five years ago, if someone had advised the purchasing department of

Traction control and Electronic Stability Program (ESP) aid the patrol officer during one of the most dangerous aspects of policing, tactical driving. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, American Auto Press)

But its true. By late 2005, the deranged detainee might well be carted off in the back seat of a station wagon, but not just any wagon - a 2006 Dodge Magnum Police Special. And if it happens to be a HEMI-powered Magnum, the trip wont take long thanks to 340 horsepower and an arresting 390 pound-feet of torque fed to 18-inch V-rated tires through a five-speed automatic transmission.